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 5000 Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lodge  Speak Example sentences
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small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
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of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
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an extremely small person who is otherwise normally proportioned; small version of something
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careful; restrained; calculated; deliberate; regular in rhythm and number
metaphor  Speak Example sentences
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owning or mastering something; calm; collected; obsessed
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implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
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bait; charm; attract
negotiable  Speak Example sentences
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careful; restrained; calculated; deliberate; regular in rhythm and number
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push at, as with a finger or an arm; search or look curiously; proceed slowly or lazily; thrust forward
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the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
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capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person
operative  Speak Example sentences
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having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
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careful; restrained; calculated; deliberate; regular in rhythm and number
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unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
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original work used as a model; original type
phantom  Speak Example sentences
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excessive dose, especially of a narcotic
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something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
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having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
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correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
pine  Speak Example sentences
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act of searching for something
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machines or devices that apply pressure or print; collecting and publishing of news; journalism in general
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have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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original work used as a model; original type
portfolio  Speak Example sentences
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image of something as reflected by a mirror; remark expressing careful consideration
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portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments
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correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
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paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
preposterous  Speak Example sentences
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something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
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tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
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contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
prosecutor  Speak Example sentences
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deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
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tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
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remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
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one who carries out legal action, especially criminal proceedings; one who prosecutes any purpose, plan, or business
prototype  Speak Example sentences
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have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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original work used as a model; original type
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a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area
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an untrained person who pretends to be a physician; a charlatan